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South East Asia
Visitors pose for photo during Trick Art Exhibition in Jakarta
A visitor poses for a photo in front of a three-dimensional painting during the Trick Art Exhibition held at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2013. A total of 72 creative works from South Korea and Indonesia were displayed at the exhibition. Two visitors pose for a photo…
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East Asia
Chinese FM Yi meets with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh in Jarkata, Indonesia, May 2, 2013. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa prior to their meeting in Jarkata, Indonesia, May 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Jiang Fan>
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South East Asia
Cambodian people visit Thai trade fair 2013 at Diamond Island Exhibition
Mao Thora (3rd L), secretary of state at Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, and other guests attend the opening ceremony of Thai trade fair 2013 at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 2, 2013. Thousands of Cambodian people visited and bought Thai products on Thursday during Thai…
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East Asia
RCEP vs. TPP: Choice between China and America?
Editor’s note: A trade talk for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) is scheduled to open from May 9 to 13 in Brunei. The RCEP covers more than half of the world’s population involving 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to become a platform for the integration of trade…
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South East Asia
Malaysian people listen to opposition leader’s speech at election campaign
Residents listen to a speech by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during an election campaign rally in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5 in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in…
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South East Asia
Opening ceremony for 69th session of UN ESCAP held in Bangkok
The opening ceremony of the Ministerial Segment of the 69th Commission Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is held in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2013. The 69th UN ESCAP Commission Session is held at the UN Conference Center in Bangkok from April 25…
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South East Asia
World Heritage ‘My Son Sanctuary’ wrecked during Vietnam War
Relics of My Son Sanctuary is seen in central Vietnam, on April 29, 2013. Between the 4th and 13th centuries, a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Vietnam. It was graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive…
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South East Asia
Myanmarese activists protest against crackdown at copper mine project
Activists hold banners as they stage a rally against recent crackdown at Letpadaung copper mine project, outside the city hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, April 29, 2013. Police in northwestern Myanmar injured seven people and arrested three others last Thursday in a new crackdown on residents opposed to the controversial…
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South East Asia
A suspension bridge crossing Pasak river in Thailand collapses
Thai villagers and rescuers sift through the wreckage of a suspension bridge crossing the Pasak river after it collapsed Sunday, April 28, 2013 in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. Police say at least four people have been killed and a dozen have been injured when the small bridge collapsed in the…
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South East Asia
A vendor sells handicrafts at market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
A vendor makes handicrafts at a market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, April 23, 2013. Negara Brunei Darussalam, officially the Nation of Brunei, is a tiny Southeast Asian country you can barely spot on a map. Regardless its tiny territory and small population, Brunei is often trotted out as an…
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